ATLANTA— Secretary of State Karen Handle announces that March 31 is the deadline for teachers to apply for The Georgia Commission on the Holocaust’s annual Georgia Distinguished Educator of the Year Award. 

 The Distinguished Educator of the Year Award, presented by Ford Motor Company, is presented to three full-time Georgia teachers, one from elementary school, middle school, and high school levels, who demonstrate excellence and creativity in the development and presentation of lessons in the Holocaust, Character Education, or Diversity.

 “Our teachers play an important role in educating students on character, citizenry, and history,” said Secretary of State Karen Handel. “I’m proud to honor them with this special award.”

 Each award recipient will receive statewide recognition and will earn a $1000 cash award, have his or her name placed on a permanent plaque, be recognized on the Georgia Distinguished Educator of the Year Award brochure, be listed on the website of the Georgia Commission on the Holocaust, receive a plaque with their name engraved on it to be hung in their school, be presented their award at the State Capitol of Georgia during the Days of Remembrance Observance on April 20, 2007, and have their winning lesson plan posted on the website of the Georgia Commission on the Holocaust.

 Entries should be mailed to:
Georgia Commission on the Holocaust
Thomas B. Murphy Center
Ingram Library, State University of West Georgia
Carrollton, GA 30118

 For more information about the contest and to view all the rules please visit the Georgia Commission on the Holocaust’s website www.holocaust.georgia.gov or call 404-370-3058.

 The Georgia Commission on the Holocaust was established to teach the lessons of the Holocaust to present and future generations of Georgians in order to create an awareness of the enormity of the crimes of prejudice and inhumanity and a vigilance to prevent their recurrence.

 

 The work of the Georgia Commission on the Holocaust is bipartisan, nondenominational and multiracial.